まんざら・満更・万更manzara[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverb(not) altogether; (not) wholly
   あの娘むすめだってまんざらじゃないさ。↗

   She isn't so against the idea.

• RelatedまるっきりNeutralTakes a negative to mean 'completely not', as in 「まるっきり分からない」. 「満更」 points the opposite way: not entirely, leaving room for a positive take.
• RelatedまったくNeutralMeans 'completely' or 'indeed' and can even serve as an exclamation; it stresses thoroughness. 「満更」 does the reverse, denying completeness.
• Related何もなにもNeutralWith a negative it denies everything, as in 「何も知らない」—a blanket negation. 「満更」 concedes that something does hold.
• Related一切いっさいNeutralWith a negative it means 'none whatsoever', as in 「一切関係ない」—formal and forceful. 「満更」 is milder, admitting some truth.
• Related全然ぜんぜんNeutralWith a negative it means 'not at all' and is the everyday colloquial choice. 「満更」 is half-affirming—'not entirely'—so the two pull opposite ways.
• Related皆目かいもくWrittenWritten/formal prose; with a negative it means 'not at all', as in 「皆目見当がつかない」. 「満更」 leaves room for a positive reading.
• RelatedさっぱりNeutralWith a negative it means 'completely not', as in 「さっぱり分からない」; by itself it describes feeling refreshed. 「満更」 only tempers a statement.
• RelatedからっきしCasualColloquial; with a negative it means 'utterly not', as in 「からっきしダメ」, stressing total inability. 「満更」 only says 'not entirely'.
• RelatedまるきりCasualColloquial; with a negative it means 'completely not', stressing outright denial. 「まるっきり」 is its geminated form. 「満更」 instead softens the claim.

「満更」 with a negative means 'not entirely'. Its typical use is 「満更でもない」 (not unwelcome — actually rather pleased or willing); also 「満更悪くない」 (not bad at all) and 「満更嘘でもない」 (not wholly untrue). For 'completely (not)', use 「全然」 or 「まるっきり」.

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1. 正まさに。ひたすら。
2. （打ち消うちけしの語ごを伴ともない）必かならずしも。まったく。